Dr. Jacey Folkers, a functional wellness practitioner, shares his evolution from traditional chiropractic care to functional wellness medicine. The conversation explores his faith-based approach to healing, personal health struggles that shaped his practice, and cutting-edge treatments he now offers including regenerative medicine and peptide therapy.

• Journey from traditional chiropractic to functional medicine driven by family autoimmune diagnoses
• Overcoming career idolatry and ego through faith and humility
• Personal neck injury recovery using alternative treatments including stem cells and peptides
• Integration of prayer and intentionality in patient care
• Functional medicine approach to addressing root causes vs symptoms
• Regenerative medicine including exosomes for joint pain and brain injuries
• Peptide therapy for healing, hormone optimization, and cognitive function
• GLP-1 weight loss medications as catalysts for lifestyle change
• Nutrition priorities for men over 50: protein, creatine, probiotics
• Building a practice around meeting patients where they are

Resources mentioned: BPC-157 peptide, TB-500 peptide, C-Max for focus, exosome therapy, Myers cocktail IV therapy, DEXA scans for body composition

• (00:00:00) - Nick & Nick: Royalty Roofing and Siding
• (00:00:20) - Dr. J.C. Folkers
• (00:01:02) - Experiencing Functional Medicine in the First Year
• (00:05:52) - One doctor's experience in the ministry
• (00:09:21) - Nick's first chiropractor experience
• (00:11:35) - Where did your faith come from?
• (00:14:19) - Reasons for staying in the chiropractic office
• (00:17:23) - How to Live With Chronic Conditions
• (00:20:57) - How a chiropractor turned to functional wellness for his kids
• (00:24:10) - Nebraska chiropractor brings functional medicine back to life
• (00:27:54) - Hypothyroidism and digestion on Facebook
• (00:28:33) - How I Learned To Heal My Neck From a Disc Herniation
• (00:32:35) - One man's quest to do 100 crunches in one minute
• (00:36:52) - What would you attribute your ability to overcome those struggles?
• (00:41:35) - Adam Levine on His OCD
• (00:46:28) - Lean Into Your Own Faith
• (00:46:57) - Exogenous Medicine
• (00:52:26) - How to Regenerate a Brain Injury with Nebulized Therapy
• (00:55:12) - Tom Cruise on Sharing Things That He's Never Shared Before
• (00:59:13) - Podcasters on Podcasting
• (00:59:34) - How to Keep Your Muscle Solid Through Your 50s
• (01:01:14) - Peptides in the New World
• (01:04:48) - Peptides in People's Body
• (01:06:21) - Weight Loss, GLP1s
• (01:10:16) - How to Lose Weight with IV Medicine

This episode features Dustin from Paradise Painting, a 28-year-old entrepreneur who has built a successful painting business over 10 years. The conversation explores his unique approach to business, life philosophy, and the lessons learned from starting with nothing and building a thriving company.

• How to transition from "hustler" to legitimate businessman
• The importance of taking winter breaks to avoid burnout and invest in personal growth
• Why honesty and accountability became game-changers in his business approach
• His asset vs liability framework for evaluating relationships and expenses
• The role of failure in building resilience and business systems
• How flipping cars and other side hustles funded his lifestyle and business
• Why he prioritizes adding value to others as a core business principle
• His philosophy on keeping overhead low and avoiding debt payments
• The challenge of finding reliable employees and building systems
• How a personal tragedy at age 24 transformed his approach to life and work

• (00:00:00) - Crown Your Home With Royalty
• (00:00:42) - PODCAST: Podcast to Book
• (00:01:05) - Winter Flipping a Camper
• (00:03:42) - What Do You Do While Driving?
• (00:03:56) - What Do You Do While Painting?
• (00:05:04) - Painters travel a lot in the winter
• (00:07:18) - Flipping a Camper in Destin
• (00:08:38) - Married People Talk About Their Values in Their 20s
• (00:11:42) - How to Stop Lying to Yourself
• (00:13:46) - Workaholics on Why They Work So Much
• (00:17:02) - Core Values of Business and Entrepreneurs
• (00:17:54) - Bradley:
• (00:22:09) - Tom Cruise on Giving His Truck Away
• (00:22:34) - Employee Experience: God and Business
• (00:24:06) - What Would You Do If You Started a Business?
• (00:26:27) - What is value?
• (00:28:15) - Married at 13: How I Learned To Win
• (00:29:36) - How Would You Settle On Painting?
• (00:32:27) - Startups are a lonely path
• (00:35:09) - Nick Cannon on His Goals For the Next 10 Years

Nick hosts Tasha Moss from the Omaha Real Estate Group to discuss her major career transition from a traditional brokerage to Real Broker, a cloud-based real estate company. Tasha shares insights about reinventing herself at 51, building team culture, and discovering new purpose through change.

• Why Tasha left Berkshire Hathaway after 20 years for a cloud-based brokerage
• How Real Broker's ownership model differs from traditional real estate companies
• The challenges and rewards of transitioning 18 listings and rebranding everything
• Building team culture where agents feel like owners, not employees
• Using social media strategy to grow luxury real estate business
• How major life changes can reignite passion and purpose in your career
• The importance of staying ahead of industry shifts rather than reacting to them
• Balancing business growth with community involvement and personal faith

Resources mentioned: Real Broker, Omaha Real Estate Group, Real Producers magazine, Open Door Mission, Hope Center, Bible Recap podcast, Royalty Roofing and Siding

• (00:00:00) - Nick & Nick: Real Estate Interview with Tasha Moss
• (00:00:43) - Real Broker: Omaha Agents Transition to Omaha
• (00:02:57) - Moving from a Cloud Based Broker to Real Broker
• (00:08:34) - Omaha Real Estate Group's role
• (00:10:20) - A Couple Transition From Real Estate to Business
• (00:13:36) - Married chiropractor makes a change in his life
• (00:16:50) - Returning to Berkshire Hathaway's Culture
• (00:19:32) - Leading With a Cloud-based Business
• (00:23:51) - How Social Media Can Help You Market Your Property
• (00:28:20) - Berkshire Hathaway's support for Omaha community
• (00:28:40) - Royalty Caterpillar Expands Community Engagement
• (00:33:40) - Read The Bible Through in a Year

Nick interviews Mick Wagoner, founder of the Veterans Legal Service Support Network (VLSN), a 10-year-old nonprofit in Omaha that provides free legal advocacy for veterans who can't afford representation. Wagner, a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and attorney, helps veterans upgrade bad discharge papers and secure VA benefits they've been denied.

• How military discharge classifications (honorable, general, other than honorable, dishonorable) directly impact veteran benefits eligibility
• The connection between combat injuries like TBI/PTSD and subsequent behavioral problems leading to bad discharges
• Why veterans with "other than honorable" discharges lose access to healthcare, disability compensation, and education benefits
• The appeals process for upgrading discharge status and securing VA benefits retroactively
• Red flags to avoid when choosing veteran advocacy services (beware of 100% disability guarantees)
• How VLSN operates as a small nonprofit providing free legal services to veterans who fall through the cracks
• The critical 12-month window after discharge to file disability claims with presumptive service connection
• Wagner's vision for establishing veterans legal clinics at law schools like Creighton University

Resources mentioned: Veterans Legal Service Support Network (vlsn.org), Midlands Community Foundation, Douglas County Veterans Service Office, Afghan Community Center, Bellevue University Veterans and Military Support Center

In this episode of the Nick and Nick Podcast, Nick and Gina Mancuso-Prososki discuss how she transitioned from a franchise player to a coach and then eventually to the Director of Business Development for the Omaha Supernovas. She shares how her long and storied volleyball career has prepared her for her new role with the Supernovas. We discuss the value in partnering with the Supernovas when aligning your business with one of the best franchises in all of women sports.

Gina explains how the Supernovas became the premier franchise in the PVF and have carried that same level of excellence into the inaugral year of the MLV. With first class leadership and outstanding players the Supernovas are positioned to make another run for a championship.

#Omaha #Supernovas #Womens Sports #Volleyball

Ray Harrower, owner of Artis Athletics and Big Red Rugby, shares his journey from South Africa to Omaha and how he built multiple businesses around his passion for athletics and community. Originally planning to travel to Tibet for self-discovery, Ray ended up in Minnesota at a summer camp where he met his future wife, leading him to Nebraska where he's been building athletic programs and businesses for over a decade.

• Ray's unconventional path from South Africa to Omaha via a summer camp in Minnesota
• Transitioning from 20 years in construction and real estate to fitness and rugby businesses
• The meaning behind "Artis" (Latin for technique) and focus on functional movement
• Building Big Red Rugby as a youth feeder program and 10-year league development
• The "Train, Play, Bond" philosophy and community-building approach
• Purchasing and rebranding a CrossFit gym into Artis Athletics
• Plans for a comprehensive sports facility with practice spaces for multiple sports
• Parallels between building your body and building a business
• The importance of 1% daily improvement and learning from failure
• Creating inclusive communities that meet people where they are

• (00:00:00) - Meet Ray Harrower
• (00:03:19) - Exploring the Camps of Minnesota
• (00:04:39) - Don't Go to Tibet
• (00:04:57) - Former Rugby Player Gets Married in Omaha
• (00:08:20) - How to Prevent and Recover From Injuries
• (00:08:46) - Pivoting from Construction to Rugby
• (00:13:31) - Rugby Coach at CrossFit Gym
• (00:15:46) - Self-Employment Explained
• (00:17:57) - How has rugby affected your business?
• (00:19:24) - Rob Kearney on Handing Things Over
• (00:24:44) - Training and the Big Red Rugby
• (00:27:32) - Rugby: The Play Piece
• (00:29:32) - The Value of the Bond
• (00:34:30) - No Sweat Intro
• (00:34:55) - Building Your Body or Building a Business?
• (00:38:07) - Be Okay to Fail
• (00:39:16) - Top 5 keys to success

Kyle Robinson, former SEC baseball player and professional athlete, shares his raw journey from college baseball stardom at Arkansas to addiction, homelessness, and ultimate redemption. This powerful conversation reveals how talent without discipline led to a devastating fall and how faith and determination created an incredible comeback story. - Growing up in South Florida with separated parents and finding identity through baseball - Playing Division I baseball at Arkansas in the SEC with future MLB players - Missing 42 classes and losing scholarship due to lack of discipline and responsibility - Getting drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 28th round after leading team in hitting - Prescription opioid addiction following surgery that spiraled into heroin and methamphetamine use - Becoming homeless and sleeping next to dumpsters while battling addiction - Multiple failed treatment attempts and arrests leading to 7.5 months in county jail - Finding sobriety on November 24th, 2019 through faith and daily Bible reading - Completing a year-long faith-based reentry program called Fresh Start - Making an incredible comeback to professional baseball at age 31 after 7 years away - Current work with Sales Transformation Group helping others in the contracting space Resources and People Mentioned: Arkansas Razorbacks baseball, Coach Van Horn, Sales Transformation Group, Fresh Start reentry program, Teen Challenge, Admiral McRaven, Jocko Willink's "Extreme Ownership"

• (00:00:00) - Meet Kyle Robinson
• (00:04:21) - Junior College Baseball Player on the Challenge
• (00:07:47) - Arkansas baseball player on being redshirted his junior year
• (00:11:28) - Kearney on Becoming Addicted to Percocet
• (00:15:06) - Drug User Gets Arrested for Meth Use
• (00:18:58) - Rebuilding My Life:
• (00:22:55) - Inspiring baseball players: Ryan
• (00:24:57) - One Dad's Fight for His Son's Recovery
• (00:26:47) - Jocko on His Story

Nick Prososki interviews Jason Armstrong, founder and owner of DPS Construction, who shares his journey from doing small weekend concrete jobs with his dad and uncle to building a construction empire. Jason discusses the challenges and philosophies behind growing multiple businesses including concrete construction, trucking, and property development while maintaining family values and strong customer relationships. - Starting DPS Construction at 21 with just basic equipment and weekend side jobs - Growing from driveways, patios and sidewalks to major commercial projects and data centers - Building multiple companies: DPS Construction, JJJT Trucking, Armstrong Investments, and Riverview Park campground - Managing family business dynamics and keeping long-term employees motivated - The importance of being coachable, making quick decisions, and learning from mistakes - Investing in laser screed technology and equipment to stay competitive - Working with property management companies for consistent revenue streams - Business philosophy of treating people right and maintaining strong customer service - Challenges of scaling while maintaining personal relationships with customers and employees - Advice on entrepreneurship, college education, and finding the right people to delegate to

• (00:00:00) - Royalty Roofing and Siding
• (00:03:52) - Starting a Business as a Family Member
• (00:06:58) - Family-Owned Concrete and Campground Company
• (00:09:14) - How to Develop a Business in the Ozark Mountains
• (00:11:20) - Steve Ballentine on Managing a Business
• (00:14:15) - Do Commercial Occupational Estimators Need Salesmen?
• (00:17:55) - Concrete Salesmen: The Green Deal
• (00:21:39) - DPS Laborer License Plate
• (00:21:51) - Clearing Your Mind
• (00:25:31) - Philip Rivers on Aaron Rodgers
• (00:28:04) - Steve Miller on Selling His Chiropractic Business
• (00:30:46) - How to start a business with a younger person
• (00:33:00) - Do You Need A College Degree?
• (00:37:16) - Grow Your Own Business
• (00:38:41) - Experiencing the Business of Entrepreneurs
• (00:41:13) - Jason and Jaden on Coffee shops
• (00:44:07) - Three Options for Your Life
• (00:46:38) - "I'm Not Good At Looking"
• (00:46:55) - In the Elevator With Brian Baer
• (00:50:39) - What Motivates People to Work?
• (00:53:57) - How to Work a Construction Project--
• (00:54:53) - MR: Public Works Projects
• (00:56:13) - Property Management
• (00:59:49) - Competitive Contractor Bidding
• (01:02:51) - Do You Have A Mentor?
• (01:06:02) - Do You Need a Union Job?
• (01:08:43) - Nick On Being Healthy, Happy, And Safe
• (01:09:59) - The Power of Narratives